BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:23

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:23

 

rudranam sankaras casmi

vitteso yaksa-raksasam

vasunam pavakas casmi

meruh sikharinam aham

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

rudranam--of all the Rudras; sankarah--Lord Siva; ca--also; asmi--I

am; vitta-isah--the lord of the treasury of the demigods;

yaksa-raksasam--of the Yaksas and Raksasas; vasunam--of the Vasus;

pavakah--fire; ca--also; asmi--I am; meruh--Meru; sikharinam--of all

mountains; aham--I am.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Of all the Rudras I am Lord Siva, of the Yaksas and Raksasas I am the

Lord of wealth [Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of

mountains I am Meru.

 

PURPORT

 

There are eleven Rudras, of whom Sankara, Lord Siva, is predominant.

He is the incarnation of the Supreme Lord in charge of the mode of

ignorance in the universe. The leader of the Yaksas and Raksasas is

Kuvera, the master treasurer of the demigods, and he is a

representation of the Supreme Lord. Meru is a mountain famed for its

rich natural resources.

 

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